Hethersett Athletic

Hethersett breezed their way through to the second round of the Norfolk Senior Sunday Cup with a 13-0 demolition of Norwich Sunday League Division One side Freemasons Arms.

There was a huge difference in quality between the two sides despite the fact that they are only one league apart. The visitors scored at will throughout the game against game opponents who gave them too much room and too much respect.

Hethersett were 5-0 up at half-time by which the game had been long over as a contest. Lee Barrett hit a first half hat-trick and there were also goals for Stuart Halton and John Curtis.

Hethersett had the luxury of taking both Barrett and Halton off at half-time. Their replacements – Mark Siddell and Mark Appleton – carried on the good work, however, with Siddell bagging his own hat-trick and Appleton hitting a brace.

With skipper Chris Steele in imperious form, Hethersett cut through the home defence at will and the scoring was completed by goals from Matt Elwin, Steele and Sam Wenham. Freemasons never gave up but Hethersett goalkeeper Chris Brownbridge was a virtual spectator for most of the match.

Hethersett will find the going much tougher this Sunday when they take on league champions Marlborough in a re-arranged fixture. Both teams are unbeaten in the league and currently lay in first and second places (exactly the positions they finished in last season). The match kicks off at Easton College at 10.30 a.m.

Hethersett Reserves and A team both suffered County Cup exits with the reserves going down 4-0 at home to Coltishall Colts and the A team losing 2-0 to Dynamo Denmark.

This Sunday the reserves visit Ketts Tavern whilst the A team are home to Mischief Tavern (Memorial Playing Field 10.30 a.m

Hethersett Athletic Ladies 9

Royston Town Ladies 1

Hethersett Ladies kick started their East Anglian Premier Division season with a resounding 9-1 win over Royston Ladies.

After disappointing results against Haringey Borough and Woodbridge Town, Hethersett were looking for their first win of the season and they achieved it in some style against a side that have already beaten Woodbridge this season.

Hethersett were without unavailable top scorer Nicola Bray, but played some delightful football in the first half to storm into a 7-0 lead at the break thanks to two goals each from Emily Coates, Nicola Stolworthy and skipper Jemma Smythe and one from Nikki Wigg.

In comparison top the first, the second half was disappointing being a stop start affair due to a number of injuries on the hard surface.

Royston pulled a goal back before Coates completed her hat-trick and Sophie Fuller made it nine with a late goal.

The win takes Hethersett up to seventh place in the league, just three points behind current leaders Norwich City Ladies. This Sunday Hethersett Ladies are without a game.

Add to hat-trick heroes section:

Emily Coates (Hethersett Athletic Ladies) 3

Mark Siddell (Hethersett Athletic) 3

Lee Barrett (Hethersett Athletic) 3

Hethersett Athletic youth section got its season off to a good start at the weekend with victories for the Under-16s, Under-13s, Under-11s and Under-10s.

A goal from Matt Molloy saw the Under-16s beat St Andrew’s 1-0 on the Memorial Playing Field.

The Under-13s beat Mulbarton 3-0 thanks to goals from Wilcox, Bell and Field and the Under-11s got off to a fine start with a 2-0 victory at St. Andrew’s with goals from Ellis and Walker.

The Under-10 A team came back from losing 3-0 to Lakeford to beat Hillside 4-0 (Baxter 2, Barratt and an own goal).

The Under-15s went down 4-1 at St Andrew’s (Rodgers), the Under-12s lost 4-2 at home to Watton (Foster and own goal) and the Under-10B team went down 7-1 at Mundford (Whitlock).

The Girls Under-15s had a disappointing 12-1 defeat at home to Scole (Rodgers).

This weekend the Girls Under-15s visit Norwich City Canaries Yellows and the Girls Under-12s visit Red Rose on Saturday. On Sunday the Under-16s are at Norman, the Under-14s visit Thorpe, the Under-13s are home to Firside (Old Hall School 10.30 a.m), the Under-12s visit Hellesdon, the Under-11s are home to Costessey (old Hall School 2 p.m), the Under-10B side visit Swaffham and the Under-9s are home to Jex and Wymondham (Memorial Playing Field 2 p.m).